Qld COVID-19 cases: Second infection detected from Lady E superyacht

Queensland recorded no new locally acquired coronavirus cases on Christmas Day but a second person travelling on a superyacht in the state’s north has tested positive.

The Lady E vessel arrived in Cairns from the Maldives on Monday and a female crew member in her 20s tested positive and was taken to hospital.

Now a man aged in his 30s from the same vessel tested positive on Friday, Queensland Health has confirmed.

A second recent international arrival in hotel quarantine in Brisbane has also…